Table 3.

Statistical results (Wilks’ Lambda and P-value) of the discriminant functional analysis of foliar C, N, P, K, S, Ca and Mg concentrations and foliar N:P, N:K and P:K concentration ratios in the separation between angiosperms and gymnosperms, among forest groups and among studied species.

Independent variables	Dependent variables of FDA analysis
	Separation between angiosperms and gymnosperms		Separation among different forest types		Separation among different species
	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level
C	0.514	<0.000001	0.227	<0.000001	0.090	<0.000001
N	0.494	<0.000001	0.227	<0.000001	0.092	<0.000001
P	0.470	0.37	0.200	0.27	0.083	<0.000001
N:P	0.476	<0.000001	0.207	<0.000001	0.085	<0.000001
N:K	0.470	0.026	0.201	0.055	0.079	<0.000001
P:K	0.470	0.11	0.203	<0.000001	0.081	<0.000001
S	0.470	0.25	0.213	<0.000001	0.086	<0.000001
Ca	0.527	<0.000001	0.241	<0.000001	0.109	<0.000001
Mg	0.482	<0.000001	0.256	<0.000001	0.122	<0.000001
K	0.475	<0.000001	0.212	<0.000001	0.084	<0.000001